FAME India phase II

Why in news?

• In a big push towards electric mobility the Government has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme

About FAME India phase II

• The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, is administering the FAME India Scheme.
• The main objective of the scheme is to encourage Faster adoption of Electric and hybrid vehicle by way of offering upfront Incentive on purchase of Electric vehicles.
• In the First Phase of the Scheme upto 31st March 2019, about 2,80,987 hybrid and electric vehicles were supported by way of demand incentive, amounting to about Rs 359 crore.
• Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore.

• This phase focuses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, approximately 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. 
• It will also aim to establish a necessary charging Infrastructure for electric vehicles. 

• To encourage advance technologies, the benefits of incentives, will be extended to only those vehicles which are fitted with advance battery like a Lithium Ion battery and other new technology batteries.
• The scheme proposes for establishment of charging infrastructure, whereby about 2700 charging stations will be established in metros, other million plus cities, smart cities and cities of Hilly states across the country so that there will be availability of at least one charging station in a grid of 3 km x 3 km.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding FAME-2 scheme:
1.Under the scheme, benefits will be extended to both Electric and Hybrid vehicles.
2.It has been allocated an outlay of Rs.60,000 crore for implementation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question